Keeping Austin Agile at Agile City Limits 2022
We had so much fun at Keep Austin Agile this week! We hosted Agile City Limits with a special guest-star appearance from Mathew McCut-out. Some might say it was alright alright alright… At Agile Velocity, we focus on business outcomes over practices. From our experience, transformations are most successful when aligned around a compelling purpose […]
What’s the Secret to Maximizing the Value out of Agile PI Planning–Whether You’re In Person or Online
The second article of this series talked about success criteria and how to facilitate the voting process. This time, we talk about a critical aspect of PI Planning. Whether onsite or online, how do you make this event valuable and fun. We’ve talked about how the social aspect of PI Planning is really important and […]
How to Facilitate a Successful PI Planning Agenda
In the last article, we talked about why PI Planning is so “magical” and how to prepare (there’s an art) for PI Planning. We continue the conversation with Enterprise Transformation Coach David Gipp and dive into the PI Planning agenda, how it’s similar to other Agile events, facilitating for the best outcomes, and if SAFe […]
What is SAFe PI Planning, How Do You Prepare, And Why is it so Magical?
We sat down with Enterprise Transformation Coach David Gipp to discuss the ins and outs of PI Planning, how to make it more successful (whether it’s remote or in-person), and why this event is the “magic” of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework). It was a great conversation but it was a long one and we couldn’t […]
Sprint Review – Make it Much More Than a Demo…
In a previous post in our Scrum Assessment Series, we shared some ideas to help catalyze engaging sprint reviews. Here, we take a deeper dive into the topic of awesome Sprint Reviews. Creating Feedback Loops The Sprint Review, just like the Retrospective, is an important feedback loop in a Scrum team’s toolbox. Why is the Review so important? […]
Centralized vs Decentralized Agile Transformations—Breaking Down the Pros and Cons
Key Takeaways: Centralized vs Decentralized Agile Transformations Autonomy with Alignment: Effective Approaches for Agile Transformations If your organization is planning an Agile Transformation, you may be asking, or be expected to answer, the question of “What’s the difference between a centralized and decentralized approach?” Centralizing suggests assigning ownership and control to one or a few, […]
5 Agile Transformation “Aha!” Moments Learned From Swim Lessons
I was a late bloomer when it came to swimming and didn’t learn how to swim until I was 8-years-old, the year I immigrated from the Philippines to America. One of my goals as a parent was to make sure that my kids were confident and safe in the water so they began swim lessons […]
4 Agile Leadership Tips For A Successful Agile Transformation
An Agile transformation is a major organizational shift requiring senior leadership to be deeply engaged. The truth is, people at the team level cannot make a lasting shift happen without leaders leading the change. In the last few years, we have seen an influx of new workshops and coaching designed to support leaders during the […]
Coffee With A Coach
It’s pretty hard to quit coffee… Especially when it comes with a dollop of advice, guidance, mentorship, and new perspectives. We’re bringing back Coffee with a Coach! During this time, you will have the opportunity to ask our coaches questions about anything related to productivity, employee engagement, innovation, agility, product development and management, transformation–you name […]
Business Outcomes Part I: The Need For Speed & Fast Product Delivery
When we talk to leaders about what they want from Agile, most of the time, the top answer is Speed. Businesses need fast product delivery in order to satisfy customers and grow revenue. Often the delivery team is seen as the bottleneck, and if the organization could just remove what’s blocking them, they would definitely […]